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Typecasting is when an actor keeps receiving the same types of roles. Usually this has a negative connotation, as most actors don’t want to be associated with only one type of character. Of course, there are some actors who love to play “the bad guy” or “the quirky girl”, and audiences love to see them in those roles. But then,… Read more »

The beauty of acting is that there is rarely an outright awful actor, because any performer can have good roles and bad roles. Even the actors you may like the least will have a performance that will catch you off guard and will, perhaps, even win you over. In that same breath, the opposite effect applies to acting as well,… Read more »

It’s really odd thinking that the Cannes International Film Festival, known for rewarding the very best films in the world, has never awarded some important directors with the biggest prize, Palme d’Or. This list includes artists who have made impact with their films, have been recognized -some of them might even have written cinematic history- but none of them has… Read more »

Last summer, Taste of Cinema published a list titled 10 Directors Who Should Stop Making Movies. It featured such offenders as Tyler Perry, Dennis Dugan, Paul W. S. Anderson and, of course, Michael Bay – the cinephile’s bête noir. In the past 20 years, these filmmakers have inflicted dozens of films on us and have made heaps of filthy lucre… Read more »

The 21st century has provided some of the greatest films in cinema history created by master directors around the world. The following is a listing of directors that have made some of the most memorable and acclaimed films of the century thus far. 25. Chan-wook Park 21st Century notable films include: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (2002), Oldboy (2003), Lady… Read more »

There’s no denying we are in a good era for horror films in 2010s. Year after year, we have been surprised with amazing new creative voices in this genre that have been awarded at great festivals and have received recognition worldwide. In this list, we approach some directors that do not have many movies under their belt – or not… Read more »

Sometimes, great filmmakers, in order to fulfill their genius, tend to treat their collegues in the worst way possible. Some others can’t hold their peculiar or even mentally disturbed personalities out of the set. Actresses scarred for life, crew members risk their life and even making John Wayne cry (!) are just some of the results some great directors’ bad… Read more »

There’s no shortage of Hollywood stars who deserve the personal and professional criticism they receive. However, some actors are disliked because of outdated opinions about their talent, or personal scandals that it’s time for the public to move on from. Here is a list of some actors who receive more than their fair share of hate and may deserve a… Read more »

Spielberg, Cameron, Coppola, Fincher, and the Coens. These are top-of-the-line directors with names even a casual moviegoer would recognize. They’re legends who have built up incredible filmographies any prospective director would kill for. But not even they were susceptible to having a bad film once and awhile. Cameron started with that Piranha movie and Fincher started with that Alien movie…. Read more »

As made clear by all the articles and think-pieces on the “Oscar curse”, winning an Academy Award doesn’t guarantee that Hollywood will treat an actor with more respect or opportunities. Most of all, if the actor’s instinct (and agent) doesn’t tend to more prestige roles, they tend to take a steep fall from grace after winning the statuette. The 10… Read more »

It is no mean feat to make a movie from start to finish. We’ve all heard stories of Terry Gilliam’s “Don Quixote” or even Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon project, proving that you can be one of the most admired directors in history and still fall short of putting your vision in front of the cameras. And that’s not to mention the… Read more »

The late 1960s kickstarted a tidal wave of creativity that splashed into the 70s. With the large shakeup of the old studio system, and radical and fresh material becoming profitable, several exciting new voices emerged from this era with a stunning pedigree. Yet the sharp left turn the film industry took in the 80s with a priority focus on big… Read more »

Academy Awards are obviously the highest honor of measurable respect within the film industry, but they also do not always go to the right performances. Typically, the actors whose best work is unrewarded by the academy are ones of lesser general status. However, even actors who will forever be considered legends of the medium have gone home empty-handed for their… Read more »

George Lucas. Quentin Tarantino. Steven Spielberg. There are directors pretty much everyone knows. You would be hard pressed to find someone who never watched a single Star Wars movie, or who never heard someone quote a line straight out of Pulp Fiction. It’s fairly simple to understand why huge tentpole filmmakers, who usually indulge in extraordinarily massive blockbusters, are more… Read more »

It is commonly argued that there is an unfortunate shortage of well-written female roles dished out in Hollywood. Given the slight difficulty it takes to find contemporary actresses whose films and performances are consistently exceptional, there may be some truth to that sentiment. However, while quantity may be lacking in the industry, each year does bring quality of acting by… Read more »

There are plenty of veteran actors still working today, but there are also new faces from the past couple of decades that have shown tremendous talent, and may likely be remembered years from now as the best of their millennium. This list focuses on those men, who continue to do great work in a variety of films from skilled directors…. Read more »